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Thrulls: General information

Thrulls are grotesque magical constructs created by unscrupulous necromancers from corpses which are broken down and liquefied in specialized breeding pits. Thrulls serve a variety of menial tasks; from servants and couriers, to even rarely even more complex tasks such as assassins, warriors and even sometimes spellcasters, although creating Thrulls that are too complex can often lead to disaster.

Thrulls are best known on Ravnica, where they are employed by the Orzhov Syndicate, however their origins predate their use on Ravnica significantly. The earliest known case of Thrull creation was on the plane of Dominaria, upon the continent of Sarpadia shortly after the brothers war and before the great ice age. On Sarpadia, Endrek Sahr, a wizard in service of the Order of the Ebon Hand, first created Thrulls in his breeding pits, and eventually the order adopted the creation of the Thrulls and made their use common among their order. Sadly Sahr would not enjoy the fruits of his creation, when he was executed because one of his new Thrull designs, the Derelor, suffered from serious design defects.

Perhaps Sahr would rest easier knowing that he would have the last laugh, as his creations would eventually rebel against the Order of the Ebon Hand and overthrow them, a result of the order creating larger, smarter and more aggressive Thrulls as time went on. Eventually the Thrulls would go on to exterminate all other intelligent live on Sarpadia (sparing only the Thallids, another engineered race created by the local elves as a food source) and isolating it from the rest of Dominaria. The Thrulls still rule Sarpadia to this day, although few know what they are actually up to.

Lesser Thrulls

These following represent some of the weaker Thrull breeds, since they do not differentiate too much from one another or the Servitor Thrull found in the Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica, they do not warrant full statblocks like later Thrulls will, so this section will contain minor changes to be made to the Servitor Thrull statblock to represent these Thrulls.

Basal Thrull

The most simple baseline Thrull, these Thrull were created not to be servants, but sacrifices. Each contain a small reservoir of dark magic which serves as the Thrulls animating force. This energy can be extracted by a nearby friendly spellcaster in order to reinvigorate their spellcasting powers a bit.

The Basal Thrull uses the same stats as the Thrull Servitor with the following additions.

Sacrifice: A Spellcaster allied to the Basal Thrull within 60 feet of them can forcibly extract the animating magic energy from the Basal Thrull. Doing this allows the spellcaster to regain one second level spell slot or two first level spell slots (or an additional use of one of their spells per day if you are using the spellcaster statblocks from Mordenkainen's monster of the multiverse). Doing this instantly kills the Basal Thrull.

Armor Thrull

Armor Thrulls are a testament to just how decadent and morbid the Order of the Ebon Hand grew in those days. Armor Thrulls were bred with a thick serrated carapace which could be ripped off and made into a makeshift shield and sword. They were generally bred to serve as emergency equipment for Ebon Hand employed mercenaries They were also sometimes employed by assassins; one famous story tells of an Ebon Hand assassin who was only permitted into his targets home if he turned in all his weapons. The assassin did so, entering only with their loyal Thrull retainer. Later that night, the Assassin fled the castle, leaving behind a mutilated Thrull, and a bony dagger in the back of their target.

The Armor Thrull uses the Thrull Servitor statblock with the following changes.

Increase the Armor Class to 13

Removable carapace: As an action a allied creature may forcibly remove the carapace of the Armored Thrull. Doing so immediately kills the Thrull, and their carapace can be used to make a shield and a longsword. An enemy could conceivably do the same, but it requires either a grapple check or for the Armor Thrull to be restrained, unconscious or incapacitated. The armor is ruined if the Thrull is slained, it must be removed from a living Thrull.

Mindstab Thrull

The Minstab Thrull was an early attempt by Endrek Sahr to create a more intelligent Thrull to be used as a more effective servant. The end result was a Thrull with an overgrown, unstable brain. While only marginally more intelligent than the average Thrull, it was revealed that the resulting creature could unleash a potent psychic attack. Mindstab Thrulls are often employed as weapons of terror, send into crowded areas where the maximum number of victims can be harmed by their psychic attack.

The Mindstab Thrull uses the same statblock as the Thrull Servitor with the following difference:

Increase the Intelligence to 8.

Gains the following action: Mindstab: All creatures within 60 feet of the Mindstab Thrull must make a DC 13 wisdom save or take 3 (1d6) psychic damage and be stunned until the end of their next turn. A successful save prevents the damage and the stun. The Mindstab Thrull dies instantly after using this ability.

Increase the CR from 1/4 to 1.

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Basal Thrull

Although my later designs were much more sophisticated, Basal Thrulls were no less a success." —Endrek Sahr, "Thrulls"

Artist: Phil Foglio TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Basal Thrull - Kaja Foglio

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Feature match: Classic Phyrexian card advantage engine Phyrexian Rager takes on the progeny of Watchwolf, Call of the Conclave.

Full list of matchups:

Water Gun Balloon Game vs Pili-Pala Soldevi Adnate vs Volcano Hellion Basal Thrull vs Lignify Disruptive Pitmage vs Flamecast Wheel Angelheart Vial vs Jagged Poppet Creepy Doll vs Blood Vassal Phyrexian Rager vs Call of the Conclave Voidstone Gargoyle vs Regal Force Scuttling Doom Engine vs Akroan Horse Nightmare vs Clout of the Dominus Crater Hellion vs Agony Warp Golgari Guildmage vs Prowling Pangolin Lava Hounds vs Burning Vengeance Planar Cleansing vs Argothian Enchantress Whisperwood Elemental vs Waiting in the Weeds Lich's Mirror vs Canyon Wildcat Charmed Pendant vs Trash for Treasure Extraplanar Lens vs Distorting Wake Dimensional Breach vs Filth Reality Smasher vs Hyalopterous Lemure Mighty Emergence vs Magmaw Eldritch Evolution vs Unyielding Krumar Windswept Heath vs Ice Cave Minotaur Skullcleaver vs Sigil of the New Dawn Decoction Module vs Undertaker Surging Might vs Test of Endurance Borborygmos Enraged vs Sphinx Ambassador Crumbling Necropolis vs Massacre Leafcrown Dryad vs Corrosive Gale Vulturous Aven vs Hysterical Blindness Wall of Spears vs Dragonlord Silumgar Seedguide Ash vs Cogwork Spy

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MTG Deck K - Built 22 Sep 2018

Protected: MTG Deck K – Built 22 Sep 2018

Erg Raiders x 4 Bog Imp x 2 Basal Thrull x 2 Slith Bloodletter x 2 Drudge Skeletons x 2 Colossus of Sardia x 1 Bogstomper x 1 Ihsan’s Shade x 1 Two-Headed Zombie x 1 Armor Thrull x 4 Pestilence x 1 Fear x 2 Songs of the Damned x 1 Dark Ritual x 4 Drain Life x 4 Paralyze x 2 Thrull Retainer x 2 Torture x 2 Burnt Offering x 2 Soul Net x 1 Swamp x 20

Total Cards: 61

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Basal Thrull

Although my later designs were much more sophisticated, Basal Thrulls were no less a success." —Endrek Sahr, "Thrulls"

Artist: Phil Foglio TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Basal Thrull

Although my later designs were much more sophisticated, Basal Thrulls were no less a success." —Endrek Sahr, "Thrulls"

Artist: Phil Foglio TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Basal Thrull

Initially bred for sacrifice, the thrulls eventually turned on their masters, the Order of the Ebon Hand, with gruesome results. —Sarpadian Empires, vol. II

Artist: Kaja Foglio

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Basal Thrull

Initially bred for sacrifice, the thrulls eventually turned on their masters, the Order of the Ebon Hand, with gruesome results. —Sarpadian Empires, vol. II

Artist: Kaja Foglio

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Basal Sliver

"Fascinating . . . These creatures display the paradox of tenacity and purposed self-destruction I have sought to breed into my thrulls." —Endrek Sahr, master breeder

Artist: Drew Tucker TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Basal Sliver

"Fascinating . . . These creatures display the paradox of tenacity and purposed self-destruction I have sought to breed into my thrulls." —Endrek Sahr, master breeder

Artist: Drew Tucker TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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MTG Deck A - Built 18 Sep 2018

Protected: MTG Deck A – Built 18 Sep 2018

Hypnotic Specter x 4 Sorceress Queen x 2 Royal Assassin x 1 Lord of the Pit x 1 Sengir Vampire x 4 Vampire Neonate x 1 Will-O-The-Wisp x 3 Basal Thrull x 4 Dark Ritual x 4 Ashes to Ashes x 2 Vicious Offering x 1 Betrayal of Flesh x 1 Simulacrum x 1 Demonic Tutor x 1 Songs of the Damned x 1 Bottomless Vault x 1 Breeding Pit x 1 Drain Life x 3 Soul Kiss x 2 Soul Exchange x 2 Swamp x 20

Deck size =…